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Old 07-13-2022, 05:50 PM   #369
rhino
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
I wonder if this is a bit of a middle finger for playing hardball with him on his last contract? I remember him saying he finally told his agent to just sign the contract so he can play. At the time I thought that was noble of him, forgoing the holdout path and just wanting to get on the ice.

Looking back though, I wonder if it was more like "whatever, just sign and we'll walk in six years and leave them with nothing."
The Flames were rumoured to have offered him 8x8 last contract. I think he wanted to get to FA as soon as he could.
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